Tuesday, 21 May 2013

G.K for K.K(Kannadada Kotyadipathi)


How many districts are there in Karnataka?-30
Taluks in Karnataka -176
Latitude of Karnataka- 11°31' to 18°48'
Longitude of Karnataka-74° 12’ to78°4’
Length of Karnataka 700 km
Breadth of Karnataka 400 km.
 Length of Karnataka ‘s coast line 350 km
1.       Head of Anubhava Mantapa-allama prabhu
2.       Founder of Anubhava Mantapa-basaveshwara
3.       Karnataka s first poetess-akkamahadevi
4.       The author of sri kanteeravanarasaraja vijayam-govaidya
5.       The flag of the kalachuri dynasty-nandi
6.       Where is the one stone chariot-hampi
7.       Where s talakadu-mysore
8.       Height of the gomateswara statue of sravanabelagola-58 feet
9.       Prime minister of bijala 2-basaveswara
10.   Dharma spread by basaveswara-veerashaiva
11.   Dharma of keladi kings-veerashaiva
12.   Shasana of shantiverma-talagunda dharmashasana
13.   Old name of belur-velapura
14.   Pitamaha of vachanas-devara daasimayya
15.   Martin luther of Karnataka-basaveswara
16.   Founder of the chitradurga palegaras-thimanna naayaka
17.   Golgumbaz situated in-bijapur
18.   Biggest district areawise-bijapur
19.   Capital city of kadambas-banawasi(uttara kannada)
20.   River also called as dakshina ganga-kaveri
21.   The jain saint who inspired the establishment of the ganga dynasty-simhanandini acharya
22.   Oldest shasana of Karnataka-talagunda
23.   The king of keladi who got the title “bhujakeerthi”-dodda sankana naayaka
24.   Chinese traveler who visited banawasi-huen tsang
25.   The bird sanctuary close to Bangalore-nandi hills
26.   The smallest district-bangalore city
27.   The flag of the gangas-madagaja
28.   The city which has many shiva temples buried in sand-talakadu
29.   The flag of kadambas-lion
30.   Wheres ranganathitu-near srirangaptna
31.   The wodeyar who fought against shivaji-chikkadevaraja wodeyar
32.   The tavarumane of palaces in Karnataka-mysore
33.   The district with least rainfall-chitradurga
34.   Nanjangud lies on banks of-kapila
35.   Largest coconut producing district-tumkur
36.   Jainara kashi-moodabidre and also sravanabelagola sometimes
37.   The famous temple in Bangalore completed at the time of chikkadevaraja wodeyar–
alasuru someshwara
38.   The district where kali river begins and ends-uttara kannada
39.   Hoysala chennakeshava temple is in-belur
40.   No of districts in Karnataka-30
41.   Author of gajashastra-shri purusha
42.   The monolithic statue of the gangas-sravanabelagola gomateswara
43.   The main trading society or sangha of the badami chalukyas-aihole ayya hora ainooruvaru
44.   Author of shabdavtara-poojyapaada
45.   Who introduced Jainism in Karnataka-chandragupta mourya
46.   Immadi pulakesi defeated harshavardhana
47.   The religion of gangas- jainism
48.   Ganga king who did sallekhanavrata-maarasimha 2
49.   Another name of ganga kingdom-gangavaadi(96000)
50.   Old name of badami-vatapi
51.   Badami is in district of-bagalkot
52.   First chalukya performing aswamegha yaaga-pulakesi 1
53.   Place famous for wooden colour toys-channapatna
54.   Karnataka produces how many tons of arecanut-60000
55.   Karnataka produces how much % of national output of arecanut-40%
56.   Where s the basadi of 1000 pillars-moodabidre
57.   Karnataka s only hot spring or geyser is where-irde graama,D.K
58.   Whats it called-bendhr theertha
59.   highest toor dal producing district or area in Asia-gulbarga
60.   Badami is capital of –chalukyas
61.   The famous pilgrimage of the vaishnavas in mandya where-melkote
62.   Title “parmeswara” which king-pulakesi 2
63.   Total taluks in Karnataka-175
64.   Taluk with name “KANNADA” in which state-maharashtra
65.   Symbol of chalukyas-varaha
66.   The famous temple of pattadakal-virupaksha
67.   The place famous for veerabhadra and narasimha temples and forts dating to kempegowda s time-saavanadurga(located 4026 feet above sea level)
68.   Karnataka s Punjab-bijapur
69.   Rivers flowing in bijapur-krishna,malaprabha,ghataprabha,bhima,dhoni(but not Tungabhadra)
70.   The Cradle Of Architecture OR The Cradle Of vaastushilpa or “vaastushilpada thottilu” Of The Badami Chalukyas-pattadakal
71.   The place famous for sunset-agumbe
72.   Karnatakada battada kanaja-shimoga(paddy treasury)
73.   Who is ravikeerthi-a poet in pulakesi 2’s court
74.   Which shaasana he wrote-aihole shaasana
75.   The place of origin of coffee in india-chikmagalur
76.   Dattatreyapeeta is on which hill-baba budan giri(chikmagalur)
77.   The cradle of coffee in south india-baba budan giri
78.   Aihole shaasana is abt which king-pulakesi 2(immadi pulakesi)
79.   Rashtrakuta ruler with successful conquests of Cape Comorin in the south and Kannauj in the north, and Banaras in the east to Broach (Bharuch) in the west-Govinda III 
80.   Karnatakas highest peak-mullayanagiri-Height(6356 feet)
81.   Thippagondanahalli Reservoir, also known as T G Halli Dam or Chamarajsagar, is located at the confluence of – Arkavathy and Kumudavathi.
82.   Wettest region in ktaka-agumbe
83.   Amount of rain here-7600mm
84.   Builder of dwarasamudra-dhruva
85.   Malamahadeshwara is in which district-mysore
86.   Raja,roarer,rani (lady) and rocket is in which falls-jog
87.   The original place of rastrakutas-latur(Maharashtra)
88.   TEMPLES OF SRINGERI-sharadamba and vidyashankara temple(this not established by sankaracharya)
89.   Work of huen tsang-Great Tang Records on the Western Regions
90.   How much of sunflower growing region of india is in Karnataka-60%
91.   Gokak falls is in district of- belgaum,Ghataprabha River
92.   Horse shoe shaped falls resembling Niagara-gokak
93.   Builder of Manyakheta capital-amoghavarsha 1
94.   Hampi is in district-bellary
95.   Height of jog falls(highest in asia)-960 feet
96.   Most famous Cave temple of india-kailashnath temple,ellora
97.   Maarikamba temple is in-sirsi,U.K
98.   Author of vaddaaradhane-shivakotachaarya
99.   Talakaveri is in-kodagu
100.                        Number of temples in lakkundi,gadag-more than 50
101.                        The arab traveler who visited rastrakutas-suleiman
102.                        How much of sandal does ktaka produce in the national output-80%
103.                        Mekedaatu is in which taluk-malavalli
104.                        Mekedaatu which 2 rivers unite-arkavathy n kaveri
105.                        The cradle of vaastushilpa of Indian temples-aihole
106.                        Siddagangamatta is in-tumkur
107.                        Unchalli falls also called –lushington falls in uttara kannada
108.                        First work originally written in kannada-kavirajamaarga
109.                        Mahabaleswara temple is in-gokarna
110.                        The first dynasty to establish a kannada kingdom in Karnataka-kadamba
111.                        Hoysala s emblem-man killing a tiger(man is sala)
112.                        Ranna was in whose court- King Tailapa II and his successor King Satyasraya
113.                        Nagashilpa created by karnataka s 1st sculptor “tanaka” is in-banavasi
114.                        The birth place of basaveshwara-baagewaadi(bijapur)
115.                        Where is guru nanak jhira where it is said the sikh guru guru nanak pressed his thumb to the ground and made water flow-bidar
116.                        Which mysore ruler invaded chitradurga-hyder ali
117.                        When did the gangas and the kadambas establish their empires-beginning of 4th century A.D
118.                        Place famous for cave temples in Karnataka-badami
119.                        Most famous king of the kalyaani chalukyas-vikramaditya 6
120.                        vikramaditya 6 had titles of-tribhuvanamalla,permadi deva
121.                        vijayanagar kingdom was founded on-1336 ad
122.                        biggest temple of Karnataka-nanjangud nanjundeshwara
123.                        3rd century B.Cs brahmagiris ashoka s bandegallu shaasana the oldest shaasan of Karnataka(but not in kannada) was discovered in 1974
124.                        Most famous king of kadambas-kaakuthsthaverma
125.                        Author of yashodhara charithe –ranna
126.                        Where s kalyana?whose capital?-chalukyas
127.                        Which king sacrificed his finger to goddess mahalakshmi to solve his kingdom s problem-nripathunga
128.                        Hoysala King defeated by vikramaditya 6-vishnuvardhana
129.                        District famous for waterfalls-uttara kannada
130.                        Date of shaasana of chandravalli-450 a.d
131.                        The national festival of vijayanagar-dussehra
132.                        The native place of hoysalas-soseyooru(chikmagalur)
133.                        Author of maansollasa-someshwara 3
134.                        Vijayanagara king who fought talikota war-ramaraaya
135.                        Queen of hill stations in Karnataka-kemmangundi
136.                        Capital of vikramaditya 6-kalyana
137.                        Title conferred to pulakesi 2 aftr defeating harshavardhana-dakshina patheswara
138.                        Who visited his capital-huen tsang
139.                        Telugu work of krishnadevaraya-amukta moulyada
140.                        The famous king of sangama dynasty-devaraya 2
141.                        Author of  Karnataka kadambari-nagaverma 1
142.                        Gudavi bird sanctuary in-shimoga

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